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One University Challenge contestant was scared sh**less by the buzzer

They just come at you out of nowhere.

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IN TONIGHT’S EPISODE of University Challenge, St John’s Oxford took on Bristol University.

As usual, one contestant stood out from all the rest: Charlie Clegg.

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But while his ‘jaunty collar’ and resemblance to The Proclaimers charmed many, it was his complete unpreparedness for the buzzers that got everyone talking.

Here was his reaction to his teammate Harries ringing in for the starter question.
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Naturally, the viewers at home were all over it.

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After the initial shock, the team rallied to give St John’s Oxford a win – and Clegg immediately joined the ranks of the University Challenge greats in everyone’s hearts:

<3 Clegg <3

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